Xantusia bezyi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Xantusiomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha Cladus: Xantusiomorpha

Familia: Xantusiidae
Subfamilia: Xantusiinae
Genus: Xantusia
Species: Xantusia bezyi

Name

Xantusia bezyi Papenfuss, Macey & Schulte, 2001: 4

• Holotype: MVZ 232604, adult ♂, collected by Theodore J. Papenfuss on 3 November 2000.
• Type locality: “33°49.48’ N, 111°28.55’ W, NE, 1/4 Sec. 31, T. 6 N., R. 9 E., 5.6 km S (by Highway 87) of Sunflower, elev. 948 m, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA”.

References

Primary references

• Papenfuss, T.J., Macey, J.R. & Schulte II, J.A. 2001. A New Lizard Species in the Genus Xantusia from Arizona. Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, The University of Kansas 23: 1–9. hdl: 1808/25345 Reference page. 

Links

• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Xantusia bezyi  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64362A12773918. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64362A12773918.en. Accessed on 26 December 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Bezy's Night Lizard